Ralph Head vs. Sam Long — Career Comparison

Ralph Head
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph Head built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Long as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Long posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.65 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 6.66 and 1.829 for Ralph Head. By the career numbers, Sam Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Head and Sam Long

Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.38
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.61
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.66
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.65
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
27
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.1
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
12.58
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
3.88
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
42.51
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.95
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
7.55
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.42
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
38.56
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
34.76
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Ralph Head and Sam Long

Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
27
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
9
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.02
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.15
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.914
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Head and Sam Long

Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
35
488.37
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
586.05
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.26
3.68
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
4.86
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.98
-27.64
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-17.94
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA